Development of temperamental effortful control mediates the relationship between maturation of the prefrontal cortex and psychopathology during adolescence: A 4-year longitudinal study

Vijayakumar, Nandita; Whittle, Sarah; Dennison, Meg; Yücel, Murat; Simmons, Julian; Allen, Nicholas B.

doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2013.12.002

Development of temperamental effortful control mediates the relationship between maturation of the prefrontal cortex and psychopathology during adolescence: A 4-year longitudinal study

Highlights • Longitudinal study investigating the relationship between development of cortical thickness and effortful control during adolescence.• Examined whether change in effortful control mediated the relationship between cortical development and change in socioemotional functioning, includi…